This is all over the news, but I have selected to post the link to the Richard Dawkins site as it will be flavoured in the comments section the whole atheist vs theological debate.
For those who don't know Richard Dawkins has published a book called "The God Delusion" which I am reading currently (nearly done!) in which he goes about systematically disproving God and religion in general.
Of course this generates much controversy and he gets some interesting viewpoints on the subject...
But to the news at hand... if this is a true discovery, what then? Will people concede that Jesus married / had a child? DNA will also provide the proof that he was conceived with a mortal father and that he was not a miraculous conception.
Surely the bones will be able to provide evidence of crucifixion? If not, then are the remains not THE Jesus of Nazareth?
DNA? Can it trace ancestry? Can we find people today who can be linked to the DNA? Are they the descendants of Jesus (God?) and if so, what happens if they are Arabic or Jewish or Atheists?
How will this shake the fundamental beliefs of Christians? Does it matter? Is the Bible wrong? Is the whole thing a hoax?
Given I am reading Dawkins' book at the moment, this is all very timely!
Link to the Official Richard Dawkins Website
And for balance... here is the link to the pro-neo conservative FOX News in the US: Fox News - • SPEAKOUT! What Do You Think of the So-Called Find?
1 comment:
nice to see you attempting to put two sides of an arguement forward clay. but back to the body of your blog, WHERE does the article claim that the remains of jesus have been found? from the articles that i have read, cameron explains that no remains were found. the basis of the claim are the names inscribed on the tombs. so, calm down about DNA testing on the bones of christ.
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